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Traffic deaths in Campbell County, Kentucky

County in Kentucky · United States

Deaths, 2024
3
Fatal crashes
3
Population
94.1K

In 2024, 3 people died in 3 fatal crashes in Campbell County, Kentucky. That was 50.0% fewer than in 2023 (6) and the fewest since 2021. The death rate was 3.2 per 100,000 residents, compared with 15.4 in Kentucky and 11.5 in the United States. Campbell County had the 63rd most traffic deaths among Kentucky's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 34 people died, an average of 6.8 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

3.2

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024

  • About 20 percent of the rate in Kentucky: 15.4
  • About 30 percent of the rate in the United States: 11.5

7.3

average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024

  • About 45 percent of the average in Kentucky: 17.0
  • About 60 percent of the average in the United States: 12.3

-50%

change in deaths from 2023 to 2024

6 deaths in 2023, 3 in 2024

  • Kentucky: -13%
  • The United States: -4%
Traffic deaths by year, 2020–2024
Category Deaths Fatal crashes
2020 15 12
2021 1 1
2022 9 9
2023 6 6
2024 3 3

People who died within 30 days of a crash. A fatal crash can kill more than one person.

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Deaths per 100,000 residents, 2020–2024
Category Deaths per 100,000
2020 16.1
2021 1.1
2022 9.6
2023 6.4
2024 3.2

Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.

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Road users

Who died

0%

of deaths were pedestrians

  • About 5 percent of the share in Kentucky: 13%
  • About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 18%
Who died in 2024
Category Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others 3
Pedestrians 0
Motorcyclists 0
Cyclists 0
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Deaths by type, 2024
Type Deaths Share in Campbell County Share in Kentucky
Pedestrians 0 0% 13%
Motorcyclists 0 0% 17%
Cyclists 0 0% 2%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes 1 33% 24%
Speeding-related crashes 0 0% 13%

Alcohol-impaired and speeding-related count everyone killed in those crashes, so a death can appear in more than one row.

Crash factors

Speeding, alcohol, night and weekend crashes

0%

of fatal crashes were speeding-related

  • About 5 percent of the share in Kentucky: 13%
  • About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 28%

33%

of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver

  • About 1.3 times the share in Kentucky: 26%
  • About 1.3 times the share in the United States: 25%
Crash factors in 2024
Category Campbell County Kentucky United States
Speeding-related 33.3% 25.8% 24.8%
Alcohol-involved 0.0% 13.0% 28.1%
At night 0.0% 48.1% 53.6%
At weekends 0.0% 32.0% 32.6%

Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.

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Timing

When crashes happen

0%

of fatal crashes happened at night

  • About 5 percent of the share in Kentucky: 48%
  • About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 54%

0%

of fatal crashes happened at weekends

  • About 5 percent of the share in Kentucky: 32%
  • About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 33%
Fatal crashes by hour of day
Category Fatal crashes
12am 3
1am 3
2am 1
3am 0
4am 1
5am 0
6am 0
7am 1
8am 2
9am 1
10am 1
11am 0
12pm 2
1pm 0
2pm 5
3pm 3
4pm 3
5pm 4
6pm 0
7pm 1
8pm 0
9pm 0
10pm 0
11pm 0

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by day of week
Category Fatal crashes
Sun 6
Mon 5
Tue 7
Wed 2
Thu 2
Fri 5
Sat 4

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by month
Category Fatal crashes
Jan 3
Feb 2
Mar 0
Apr 5
May 0
Jun 1
Jul 3
Aug 5
Sep 3
Oct 7
Nov 2
Dec 0

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 22
Cloudy 4
Rain 3
Fog, Smog, Smoke 1

All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Light conditions at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Daylight 20
Dark - Lighted 5
Dark - Not Lighted 5
Dusk 1

All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Roads and vehicles

Where and what, 2020–2024

Roads with the most fatal crashes

  1. SR-95
  2. US-273
  3. I-4713
  4. US-27 ALEXANDRIA PIKE3
  5. SR-9 AA HWY2
  6. SR-81
  7. ST NICHOLAS PL1
  8. SR-9 LICKING PIKE1
  9. SR-735 SMITH RD1
  10. SR-547 FOUR MILE RD1

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type
Category Vehicles
Cars 15
SUVs 11
Pickup trucks 10
Motorcycles 9
Medium and heavy trucks 8
Vans 3
Other vehicles 1
Buses 1

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Vehicles most often involved

  1. Ford F-1504
  2. Honda Civic3
  3. Chevrolet Silverado2
  4. Ford Escape2
  5. Ford F-2502
  6. Toyota Highlander2
  7. Chevrolet Blazer1
  8. Chevrolet C71
  9. Chevrolet Equinox1
  10. Chevrolet Sonic1

Reflects how common a vehicle is as well as crash involvement; not a safety rating.

Crashes

Fatal crashes

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Fatal crashes in 2024. Crashes without reported coordinates are not shown.

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Date Location Deaths
Nov 29, 2024 — 1
Apr 2, 2024 Alexandria 1
Jan 16, 2024 Mentor 1
Oct 31, 2023 Wilder 1
Sep 3, 2023 — 1
Aug 1, 2023 — 1
Jul 14, 2023 Fort Thomas 1
Apr 10, 2023 — 1
Jan 4, 2023 Alexandria 1
Oct 29, 2022 Wilder 1
Oct 17, 2022 Newport 1
Oct 2, 2022 Cold Spring 1
Sep 27, 2022 Wilder 1
Aug 20, 2022 Newport 1
Jul 3, 2022 Wilder 1
Apr 7, 2022 — 1
Feb 27, 2022 Fort Thomas 1
Feb 24, 2022 Southgate 1
Jun 12, 2021 Cold Spring 1
Nov 30, 2020 Wilder 1
Oct 23, 2020 Newport 1
Oct 18, 2020 — 1
Oct 13, 2020 Cold Spring 1
Sep 7, 2020 Highland Heights 1
Aug 21, 2020 Alexandria 1

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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020–2024. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.